The Asian side of the world - II

Asia and the Pacific, an immense region, both new and old, in which two thirds
of the world lives. A region of superlatives, exceptions, China, continually
facing disasters and risks from its past, India, a continent of its own,
Japan, archipelago of the future. It is a region that is attracting global
growth and becoming the centre of the world. Who could have predicted that the
GDP of Asia and the Pacific would be equal to that of the European Union? And
what will tomorrow bring? This compilation gives an overview of Asia's world,
bringing together texts written by researchers and specialists and that have
been published on Asia and the Pacific Network's website (CNRS) between 2011
and 2013. It follows the first volume published in 2011 covering the period
2002-2011. These works covering the humanities and social science recount the
past, tell us of the future and illustrate the complexity of Asia and the
Pacific through its flaws, strengths and challenges. They reveal the profound
roots and depth of the dynamism of these new powers that could soon take over
the future of humanity. Numerous researchers and academics specialising in
contemporary Asia and the Pacific are bringing into light many aspects of this
great and inevitable shift in the world.